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History
Fire Station 83 is located at 5001
Balboa Blvd and was constructed in 1948. The Fire Station is approximately
5,150 square feet, is staffed by 4 firefighter, and houses an Engine Company
along with an Emergency Lighting Unit. The Fire Station provides service for the Encino community and covers an
area approximately 6.57 square miles.
When Fire Station 83 was originally built, the district was mainly
agricultural with some residential. The area has since grown into a
sprawling residential and retail district with many expensive homes,
apartment complexes and high rise buildings.
Reason
for Project
The existing fire station is too small
to adequately allow for flexibility in resource deployment. The main systems are
antiquated along with the site is too small to accommodate
a replacement Standard Fire/Paramedic Station.
Evaluation
Of Current Facility
Deficiencies noted by Bureau of
Engineering survey: Space, Seismic, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Building
Code, ADA, Fire Protection Systems, and Separate Gender Facilities.
Projected
Resource Workloads
Community planning census information and Fire
Department historical incident data have been used to project resource
workloads. It is projected that the number of responses will
increase 9.6% for apparatus assigned to Fire
Station 83 by the year 2010. |
Service
Area Population Growth
Community planning census information
indicates that the population growth for Encino has increased steadily and
is projected to increase to 79,352, which is an 18.5% increase by the year
2010.
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